Scotswahey wrote:Blue are they any good? I was looking at them a while back but i've seen mixed reviews online.
The B+ is based on the same Broadcom chip as earlier versions and has the same 512 megabytes of memory but a variety of other changes have been made to the device.
The analogue and composite video connector has been ditched in favour of a single four-pole connector and the SD card slot has been replaced with a micro-SD card unit. ...
Better power management on the B+ will mean it can keep four USB peripherals going without requiring mains power or an external hub.
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More USB ports and better power management allowed owners to run a 2.5in (6.4cm) hard drive off the device without the need for a powered hub.
IanHamlett wrote:Banana Pi Chinese knockoff.
IanHamlett wrote:I was thinking of picking one up but I haven't even scratched the surface with the Pi and that's where the community is.
IanHamlett wrote:There are people working on open source hardware. I don't think they're there yet for CPUs. Full documentation would be nice for the pi tho. Broadcom opened a lot of stuff up recently. It's all way above my paygrade.
IanHamlett wrote:Gigabit Ethernet, sata port, better processor. Banana Pi Chinese knockoff.
Scotswahey wrote:I also installed RiscOS on a spare SD card. It's bloody brilliant. It runs so much faster than linux distros and its a shame that the web browser isn't up to much. Saying that, it's really nice to work with RiscOS. It's just snappy and simple to get your head around. I really hope people stick with it and get it working well.
Blue Swirl wrote:I concur, I was rather taken with RiscOS when I had it running on my Pi. I'm in the process of setting mine up as an ownCloud server, so I've taken Risc off because it was superfluous to requirements. But if they get wifi working under RiscOS and I get another Pi, then we may have a winner for the operating system I install.
Blue Swirl wrote:Talking of getting wi fi to work, has anyone else got their Pi online wirelessly? I bought a wifi USB aerial that's meant to work 'out of the box', and I've followed about a hojillion guides online, no luck. It connects fine via ethernet. The aerial works too, I've tested it under Windows 7 and OS X 10.9. I'm totally stumped.
Scotswahey wrote:I use wifi on my pi but one thing I have learnt is that the wifi dongle has to be plugged into the Pi and not a USB hub. Don't ask me why, but it just doesn't like it.
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